Kramer & Associates welcomes D. Eric
Woodard to the firm. Woodard, a veteran litigator for more than 25 years,
is a former Clackamas County deputy district attorney and, more recently, a
partner in Woodard & Associates (formerly Woodard & Ligon). Woodard
will continue his focus on family law, criminal defense and general civil litigation.

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Wendy J. Baker has
joined Gaydos, Churnside & Balthrop as an associate. Baker graduated from
the University of Oregon School of Law in May 2002. Prior to practicing law,
Baker was a newspaper reporter and editor in Seattle and Eugene. She also volunteered
at the Lane County Law and Advocacy Center and in the Lane County District Attorneys
victims services program. She will represent small businesses, non-profits and
financial institutions, as well as do estate planning and debtor-creditor law.

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Victoria Garcia has
joined the Multnomah County section of the Metropolitan Public Defender. Garcia
attended the University of Colorado Law School, graduating in 1999. Garcia was
admitted to the OSB in the fall of 2000. Prior to joining the Metropolitan Public
Defender, she worked as an Americorps member, serving at the Native American
Youth Association. Garcia is a member of the Portland Surrealist Group, the
Miracle Theater and the Eugene Professional Writers Group.

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Doug Green has
joined the Multnomah County section of the Metropolitan Public Defender. Green
attended the Indiana University School of Law, graduating in 2001. He was admitted
to the OSB in October 2001. Prior to joining the Metropolitan Public Defender,
Green worked as an associate with Stewart, Sokol & Gray in Portland.

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Aysia H. Wright and
Cheryl M. Faas announce the opening of their new firm, Wright & Faas.
The firm emphasizes estate planning and administration; divorce, custody and
support; and elder law and disability planning. It is located at 2350 Willamette
Falls Drive, Suite 4, West Linn, Ore., 97068; phone: (503) 722-8400.

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Miller Nash welcomes Kathryn Baltes to
the firms business department, Ky Fullerton to the litigation department
and Gena Stone to the labor and employment department. Baltes is licensed
to practice in Oregon and is a member of the American, Oregon and Multnomah
bar associations. She focuses her practice on general business-law matters and
international law. She received her law degree from Ohio State Universitys
Moritz College of Law, where she was a managing editor of Ohio State Journal
on Dispute Resolution. Fullerton was previously a senior tax specialist
with KPMG and held various staff positions in the U.S. Senate. He earned his
law degree at the University of Oregon where he served as editor-in-chief of
the Oregon Law Review. Stone focuses her practice on employee-benefits matters.
Stone received her bachelors degree in business administration from Walla Walla
College and her law degree from Willamette University, where she was the form
editor of the Willamette Law Review.

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Kami White has
joined the Multnomah County section of the Metropolitan Public Defender. White
attended law school at Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College,
graduating in 2000, was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2000 and
the OSB in October 2001. Prior to joining the Metropolitan Public Defender,
White worked as a contract attorney at Rose City Defense Consortium.

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Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt has appointed
shareholder Margaret Hoffmann as the firms coordinator of Schwabes
pro bono legal clinic, El Programa Hispano. Hoffmann will organize the law firms
volunteer attorneys for the clinic, which offers pro bono legal advice and defense
services for primarily Hispanic and low-income clients in the Portland metro
area. She has been a volunteer herself at the legal clinic since its inception
in 1991, providing counsel to clients on legal issues including fair housing
and consumer rights. In addition to her role as coordinator of the pro bono
clinic, Hoffmann is a shareholder in the firm, a nationally recognized pharmaceutical
litigator and a leading attorney in Schwabes products liability litigation
group.

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Metro Council president-elect David Bragdon
announced the nomination of Mark Williams as the interim chief operating
officer for Metro. The position, created by Metro Charter amendment approved
by voters in 2000, will be the lead administrative position for the regional
agency. Williams currently serves as the general manager of Metropolitan Exposition-Recreation
Commission (MERC). The position is considered short-term, while the Metro Council
conducts a national search for the chief operating officer position. Williams
is not a candidate for the permanent job and will return to his post at MERC.

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Amy E. Bilyeu has
joined the Portland firm of Samuels, Yoelin, Kantor, Seymour & Spinrad.
Bilyeu will practice in the areas of tax, business law, estate administration
and estate planning. She is a graduate of University of Oregon School of Law
and she received her LL.M. in taxation from the University of Washington in
2001.

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Gordon & Meneghello,
a Portland law firm specializing in labor and employment issues, has been acquired
by Fisher & Phillips of Atlanta. With the merger, Gordon & Meneghello
will now draw upon the resources of more than 170 attorneys in 10 offices throughout
the United States. Currently Gordon & Meneghello represents a roster of
nationally and internationally recognized firms in the airline, footwear, restaurant
and supermarket industries, as well as numerous other local and regional clients.

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Shirley Bass announces
the move of her office to 500 River Forum I Bldg., 4380 S.W. Macadam Ave., Portland,
Ore. 97239. Her telephone number, fax and e-mail address will remain the same.
Her practice will continue to emphasize estate planning, probate and elder law.

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Kristine M. Bingman has
joined the research and publications department of TOC Management Services,
a non-profit membership employers association. Bingman earned a J.D. from Lewis
& Clark Law School in May 2002 and was admitted to the Oregon State Bar
in September. She is a 1996 cum laude graduate of Pacific Lutheran University,
Tacoma, Wash., where she majored in biology and minored in chemistry.

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David C. Moon of
the Moon Firm has returned from a sabbatical to Central America, where he spent
time traveling and enjoying the Mayan culture. Moon will be continuing his practice
of law in Eugene, emphasizing water law and water rights. Moon has been involved
in water rights issues for 23 years in his practice in Montana and Oregon. He
is a member of the Montana, Idaho and Oregon bars and has practiced in Oregon
since 1990. His address is P.O. Box 82, Eugene, Ore. 97440; phone: (541) 485-5350;
e-mail: moon@efn.org.

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Terry Meehan has
been appointed assistant attorney in charge of the business transactions section
of the general counsel division with the Oregon Department of Justice. Meehan
received his J.D. from the University of Oregon. Before attending law school,
he taught high school mathematics and computer science. After law school graduation,
he was in private practice in Springfield. Meehan joined the department in 1995.

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Dunn Carney announces the appointment of
Katherine Dreyfus as the firms newest attorney. Dreyfus specializes
in environmental litigation, environmental compliance and land use. Dreyfus
earned a master of forest science degree in 1982 from Yale School of Forestry
and Environmental Studies, New Haven, Conn, and in 1992 a J.D. from Stanford
Law School. Prior to Dunn Carney, Dreyfus worked was an assistant attorney general
with the Oregon Department of Justice in Salem. Dreyfus is admitted to practice
law in both Oregon and Alaska state and federal courts. She can be reached at
kad@dunn-carney.com.

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Peter A. Ozanne is
the new executive director of the state Office of Public Defense Services. Ozanne
is known in Oregon and nationally for his work on criminal justice issues. Ozannes
career includes many years as a professor at the University of Oregon Law School,
executive director of the Multnomah County Public Safety Coordinating Council,
chief counsel to the U.S. attorney in Portland, and executive director and chair
of the Governors Task Force on Corrections Planning. He was a member and vice-chair
of the Oregon Investment Council for nine years and a partner/shareholder with
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt from 1989 to 1998. Ozanne most recently was
a consultant to public officials, government agencies, non-profit and community
organizations nationally and in Europe regarding public policy development,
investment strategies and project management.

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The firm ODonnell & Clark bids farewell
to associate Ross Day as he leaves to take a position as director of
legal affairs at Oregonians In Action, the property rights group.

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Richard H. Muller,
after 42 years of private practice in Oregon along with some time as a judge
advocate general in the U.S. Marine Corps., is retiring on Jan. 1 from private
practice .He will continue as corporate counsel for the U.S. Judo Federation,
a national sports organization,and its member regional organizations.

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Attorney Beijing Wang has left Luvaas,
Cobb, Richards and Fraser, and established his own firm, Benjamin Beijing Wang,
located at 1672 Willamette St., Eugene, Ore. 97401; phone: (541) 484-1811; fax:
(541) 431-3740; website: www.bwanglaw.com. Wang focuses his practice in the
area of immigration law.

Gary S. Kerwood has
relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii, where he has joined Case, Bigelow & Lombardi
as counsel. Kerwoods practice will continue to emphasize transactional real
estate and business matters. Kerwood previously was in private practice with
the Kerwood Law Firm and Miller Nash, and held in-house positions with Louisiana-Pacific
Corp. and the Port of Portland. His Oregon practice has been transferred to
the Beaverton firm of Myatt, Bell & Cheyne. Kerwood can be reached at Case,
Bigelow & Lombardi, Pacific Guardian Center, Mauka Tower, 737 Bishop St.,
Suite 2600, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813; phone: (808) 547-5400; fax: (808) 523-1888;
e-mail: gkerwood@casebigelow.com.

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Allyson S. Krueger will
join the Barran Liebman partnership in January 2003. Krueger worked at Schwabe,
Williamson and Wyatt in the litigation group before joining Barran Liebman in
April 1999 as an associate. Her practice is focused on representing employers
in litigation, employment discrimination and employment dispute resolution.
She earned her J.D. in 1996 from the University of Oregon School of Law. She
is a past president and founding member of Oregon Lawyers Against Hunger, an
organization dedicated to raising funds for the Oregon Food Bank.

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Amy K. Brenner joins
Barran Liebman as an associate. She earned her B.A. in history from Holy Cross
College in Worcester, Mass., and her J.D., from Willamette University College
of Law, where she was executive editor of the Willamette Law Review.

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Joe Dawley has
been appointed general counsel of the West Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection. Previously, he practiced construction law at Allen, Yazbeck, OHalloran
& Hanson in Portland and environmental law at Spilman, Thomas and Battle
in Charleston, W. Va. Dawley graduated from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis
& Clark College in 1997.

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Ganz Law P.C.,
an intellectual property law firm, announces the opening of its new office location
in the Pearl District at 239 NW 13th Ave., Suite 207, Portland, Ore. 97209;
phone: (503) 224-2713.

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Steven C. Burke has
moved to a new office in the Johns Landing area. The new location is at 5550
S.W. Macadam Ave., Suite 220, Portland, Ore. 97239. His new numbers are (503)
445-4488, and fax (503) 445-4489. Burke opened his own practice in November
2001, and continues his business litigation practice while specializing in construction
and employment matters. He is admitted in Oregon and Washington.

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Following 15 years of service to the state
of Oregon, Weisha Mize has left her position as an administrative law
judge. She now works "In Service to Gaia," giving her loving attention
to her alternative healing practice, helping clients using energy medicine and
hypnotherapy, and to "Domestic Goddess," offering personal chef and
chemical-free home care services in the greater Willamette Valley. Mize can
be reached at (503) 999-9551, or through her website at http://www.pcnchef.com/
domesticgoddess/.